Artemisia annua extract

A plant extract.

Phase of research

Potential treatment - pre-clinical evidence

How it helps

Antiviral

Drug status

Natural product

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General information

Artemisia annua extract is a hot water extract of Artemisia annua medicinal plant (Nair et al., 2021). 

 


Supporting references

Link Tested on Impact factor Notes Publication date
Artemisia annua L. extracts inhibit the in vitro replication of SARS-CoV-2 and two of its variants
Small molecule In vitro Mixed substance
Vero E6 cells; Calu-3 cells; SARS-CoV-2 isolates USA/WA12020, B1.1.7, and B1.351. 3.69

The extract inhibited all of the tested SARS-CoV-2 strains in vitro at concentrations, which should be achievable in human sera. The extract was not cytotoxic. The inhibitory capacity and artemisin content (not directly linked to inhibitory capacity) differed between the plant material sources.

Mar/12/2021